Syn.
— See Induction.
DEDUCTIVE
De*duct"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. L. deductivus derivative.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from
premises; deducible.
All knowledge of causes is deductive. Glanvill.
Notions and ideas . . . used in a deductive process. Whewell.
DEDUCTIVELY
De*duct"ive*ly, adv.
Defn: By deduction; by way of inference; by consequence. Sir T.
Browne.
DEDUCTOR
De*duc"tor, n. Etym: [L., a guide. See Deduce.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The pilot whale or blackfish.
DEDUIT
De*duit", n. Etym: [F. déduit. Cf. Deduct.]
Defn: Delight; pleasure. [Obs.] Chaucer.
DEDUPLICATION
De*du`pli*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. de- + duplication.] (Biol.)